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VIA Pulls PadLockSL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the up-down-up-down dept.

yipyow writes "A few weeks ago VIA Technologies posted software based on Nullsoft's WASTE, as reported here a few days ago. VIA PadLockSL included both a Windows and Linux client and some special extensions to work with security hardware built into certain VIA products. It was released under the GPL so I managed to snag a copy of the source code right before VIA suddenly removed their page (Google cache). I have posted Linux compilation instructions and mirrored the source here. If VIA has decided not to pursue the project further, I think the F/OSS community should turn this project into something, it has potential to be a great tool."

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  1. additional mirror by negacao · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's an extra mirror: http://evilpen.net/PadLockSL.src.zip.

    [Mirror posted in article seems to be slowing down, it's getting around 20k/sec at the moment.]

  2. Unauthorized software? by RonnyJ · · Score: 5, Informative

    Perhaps this has something to do with it?

  3. Re:Be careful by Oculus+Habent · · Score: 5, Informative

    then it's GPL forever baby

    Not if some of the source is based on a license that doesn't permit use of the GPL. If they accidentally included some proprietary or closed source to which they didn't have full rights, then their release of the software under GPL would be illegal.

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  4. Windows Binary Mirror by wang33 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I ganked the windows binary before it was pulled if anyone cares get it here PadLock

    Wang33

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  5. Re:Be careful by lotsofno · · Score: 5, Informative
    Perhaps they discovered a license violation and took it down to prevent a lawsuit.
    They gave Nulloft/Justin no credit for their work, even though the headers clearly had WASTE code in it, their work reports included with the source code mention finding/researching a certain "open source project", and even Justin's documentation was nearly copied and pasted for their User Guide.

    All of that was reported on here.

    The only reference to WASTE that you could mentioned on their page was buried in a forum discussion.
  6. I'd say by hopelessOne · · Score: 5, Informative

    this is the reason it was pulled:
    http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36 8414

    Apparently, there were some GPL violations in the code but it doesn't sound like a permanent problem